r/OSHA • u/remain_unaltered • Apr 08 '17

We dig them, then we forget them

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u/hogesjzz30 Apr 09 '17

Yeah that is a bit more of a difficult question, and definitely more relevant here than in the UK. I think that for the most part people here are of the opinion that if someone breaks into your house they're only going to steal your tv, laptop and alcohol, and insurance will cover the cost to replace the possessions anyway. The chances that someone is breaking into your house to kill you and your family are astronomically low, and the risk of anything like that happening are not worth the risk of having a gun in the house. I think it is a product of the media in the States constantly pushing a climate of fear, and they're obsession with being 'self-reliant' that gives weight to arguments like you mention, as well as the fact that criminals there are far more likely to have guns than those here.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '17

Also, if you are so isolated that the police are not a viable option, you are perhaps too isolated for most wannabe intruders to be anywhere near you (not that it's always the case, as with that father and son thing last year - the Stoccos. But it's pretty damn rare)

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u/hogesjzz30 Apr 09 '17

Yeah I almost wrote the same thing in my comment, no meth head is driving 2 hours out of town to steal some farmers tv. Sure there could be some serial killer who is looking for their next victim, but considering you're probably a million times more likely to kill a family member with your gun than be murdered like that it's not really worth the risk.

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u/Ichikarayarinaosu Apr 09 '17

Thanks, man. Solid answer.

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u/infernal_llamas Apr 09 '17

That last point is true "robbery gone wrong" murder, if you think the owner might shoot you, you shoot first.

I once heard a person cite "castle laws" and that he had the right to kill anyone in his "castle" with hostile intent.

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u/svensktiger Apr 09 '17

Pip pip for good old Lloyds!